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MELANIE HUGG v DAVID DRIESSEN
[2012] ACTSC 46 (3 April 2012)

APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL – in general and right of appeal – appeal from Magistrates Court – appeal against sentence – appeal upheld
TRAFFIC LAW – offences – driving with the prescribed concentration of alcohol – period of disqualification – relevant factors and approach to determination of proper period
CRIMINAL LAW – jurisdiction, practice and procedure – judgement and punishment – sentencing – need to ensure defendant has full opportunity to address relevant matters

Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (ACT), ss 4D, 4E, 19(1), 32, 33, 34, 35

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983 (ACT), s 68(1)

Victims of Crime Act 1994 (ACT), s 24(2)

Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT), s 29

Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT), ss 208(1)(e), 209, 216, div 3.10.2

Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (ACT), ss 61B, 64(4), 65
Roads Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 (ACT), ss 7(c), 31(4), 32(7)
Australian Capital Territory (Self Government) Act 1988 (Cth)
Migration Act 1958 (Cth) div 4B
Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) ss 8C, 8D, 8E, sch 1 div 286
Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (NSW), s 188

Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT), r 5103(c) (i)

Nygh, P E, and Butt, P, Butterworths Australian Legal Dictionary (Butterworths, 1997)

Morris v East (1988) 83 ACTR 1

Cooper v Corvisy (No 2) (2010) 5 ACTLR 151

Travini v Starczewski (2009) 169 ACTR 1

Cox v Button [1949] SASR 244

R v Novakovic (2007) 17 VR 21

Malige v France (1999) 28 Eur Court HR 578

Welch v United Kingdom (1995) 20 Eur Court HR (ser A) 247

R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermaker’s Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254
Watling v Watson; Ex parte Watson [1966] QWN 60
Lim v Minister for Immigration (1992) 176 CLR 1
Al –Kateb v Godwin (2004) 219 CLR 562
Re Woolley; Ex parte Applicants M276/2003 (2004) 225 CLR 1
Boeyen (1990) 50 A Crim R 482
Scott v Wynats (2009) 4 ACTLR 13
Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137
Application by the Attorney General (No 3 of 2002) (2004) 61 NSWLR 305
Thomas v Police(SA) (2010) 55 MVR 76
Reeves v Police (1997) 70 SASR 457
Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584
AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111
R v McLaughlin (Unreported, Supreme Court of the ACT, Refshauge J, 7 August 2009)

ON APPEAL FROM A MAGISTRATE OF THE MAGISTRATES COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

No. SCA 77 of 2011

Judge: Refshauge J
Supreme Court of the ACT

Date: 3 April 2012

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE       )
  )          No. SCA 77 of 2011
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY    )

ON APPEAL FROM A MAGISTRATE OF THE MAGISTRATES COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

BETWEEN: MELANIE HUGG

Appellant

AND: DAVID DRIESSEN

Respondent

ORDER

Judge:  Refshauge J
Date:  3 April 2012
Place:  Canberra

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

The appeal be upheld

The order of the Magistrates Court that Melanie Renee Hugg be disqualified…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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AGLC: Hugg v Driessen [2012] ACTSC 46
Case: [2012] ACTSC 46
Decision Date: 3 April 2012

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The case of Hugg v Driessen involved the appellant, Hugg, appealing against his sentence for driving with a prescribed concentration of alcohol. The appeal was heard in the District Court of New South Wales. Hugg contested the period of disqualification from driving imposed on him by the Magistrates Court, arguing that the sentence was excessive and that he had not been given a full opportunity to address relevant mitigating factors.

The court was required to consider the appropriate legal principles and factors in determining the correct period of disqualification. This involved assessing the nature and circumstances of the offence, including the appellant's prior history and any mitigating circumstances. The court also had to ensure that the appellant had been given a full opportunity to address relevant matters during the sentencing process.

The court found that the Magistrates Court had not adequately considered all relevant mitigating factors and had not ensured that the appellant had a full opportunity to address these matters. The District Court concluded that the period of disqualification imposed was excessive and varied the sentence. The appeal was upheld, and the sentence was altered to reflect a more appropriate period of disqualification.

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The appeal be upheld

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Citations

Hugg v Driessen [2012] ACTSC 46

Most Recent Citation

Newham v Cogle [2012] ACTSC 76

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Amos v McCarron (No 2) [2017] ACTSC 46
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…tive process may attach the disqualification to my orders. I held such a declaration to be desirable and appropriate in cases such as Hugg v Driessen [2012] ACTSC 46; 261 FLR 324 at 333; [69].…
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Citation 2

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Citation 3 (Para 1)

…ad regard to decisions such as Kennedy v Egan [2011] ACTSC 163, Shires v Edwards [2011] ACTSC 132, Hill v Wenham [2012] ACTSC 156 and Hugg v Driessen (2012) 261 FLR 324 and Walker v Treloar [2012] ACTSC 175.…
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Citation 4 (Para 1)

…I have addressed this issue in Hugg v Driessen (2012) 261 FLR 324 at 331; [47], noting that the court must ensure that the unrepresented defendant addresses the relevant issues and, I would add, reasonably adequately.…
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Citation 5

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Citation 6

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Citation 7

…Douar v The Queen (2005) 159 A Crim R 154 Flanigan v Cook [2012] ACTSC 71 Hammond v RTA and Anor [2006] ACTSC 125 Hugg v Driessen [2012] 261 FLR 324 Kamara v Stone [2010] ACTSC 92 Kennedy v Egan [2011] ACTSC 163 Krewaz v Jordan [2012] ACTSC 84 McGregor v McGuire [2008] ACTSC 7 Newham v Cogle [2012] ACTSC 76 Sc…
Dawson v Coles [2012] ACTSC 147
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…: Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137 at [47]. Thus, the Court must not simply approach the disqualification period as though it were a maximum penalty: Hugg v Driessen (2012) 60 MVR 288 at 294; [42].…
Matruglio v Garrett [2012] ACTSC 110
Citation 9 (Para 1)

…This, I held in Hugg v Driessen [2012] ACTSC 46, was consistent with the disqualification of a licence being a penalty which, in that case, I held it was. It seems to me it is a penalty and therefore, prima facie, preserved on repeal unless there is a contrary intention.…
Newham v Cogle [2012] ACTSC 76
Citation 10 (Para 1)

…Her Honour approached the question mathematically. I have elsewhere suggested that this is inappropriate: Hugg v Driessen [2012] ACTSC 46 at [52]. Gray J made the same point after an extensive analysis of the authorities on multiple sentencing in R v Copeland (No 2) (2010) 108 SASR 398 at 410; [29] where his Honou…

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Cooper v Corvisy (No 2) [2010] ACTSC 166
Citation 2

…Cooper v Corvisy (No 2) (2010) 5 ACTLR 151…
Thomas v Police [2010] SASC 18
Citation 3

…im R 482 Scott v Wynats (2009) 4 ACTLR 13 Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137 Application by the Attorney General (No 3 of 2002) (2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Thomas v Police (SA) (2010) 55 MVR 76 Reeves v Police ( 1997) 70 SASR 457 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111 R v McLaughlin (Unreported, Supreme C…
Travini v Starczewski [2009] ACTSC 123
Citation 4

…Travini v Starczewski (2009) 169 ACTR 1…
Scott v Wynants [2009] ACTSC 62
Citation 5

…ment in it: Boeyen (1990) 50 A Crim R 482 at 484–5. It also is a default penalty that should be imposed unless there is a good reason not to do so: Scott v Wynants (2009) 4 ACTLR 13 at 18; [32].…
Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137
Citation 6

…CLR 562 Re Woolley; Ex parte Applicants M276/2003 (2004) 225 CLR 1 Boeyen (1990) 50 A Crim R 482 Scott v Wynats (2009) 4 ACTLR 13 Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137 Application by the Attorney General (No 3 of 2002) (2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Thomas v Police (SA) (2010) 55 MVR 76 Reeves v Police ( 1997) 70 SASR 457 Wong v T…
R v Novakovic [2004] NSWCCA 437
Citation 7

…R v Novakovic (2007) 17 VR 21…
Re Woolley; Ex parte Applicants M276/2003 [2004] HCA 49
Citation 8

…son [1966] QWN 60 Lim v Minister for Immigration (1992) 176 CLR 1 Al –Kateb v Godwin (2004) 219 CLR 562 Re Woolley; Ex parte Applicants M276/2003 (2004) 225 CLR 1 Boeyen (1990) 50 A Crim R 482 Scott v Wynats (2009) 4 ACTLR 13 Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137 Application by the Attorney General (No 3 of 2002) (2004)…
Re Attorney-General's Application (No 3 of 2002) (NSW) [2004] NSWCCA 303
Citation 9

…oeyen (1990) 50 A Crim R 482 Scott v Wynats (2009) 4 ACTLR 13 Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 137 Application by the Attorney General (No 3 of 2002) (2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Thomas v Police (SA) (2010) 55 MVR 76 Reeves v Police ( 1997) 70 SASR 457 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111 R v McLau…
Al-Kateb v Godwin [2004] HCA 37
Citation 10

…of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254 Watling v Watson; Ex parte Watson [1966] QWN 60 Lim v Minister for Immigration (1992) 176 CLR 1 Al –Kateb v Godwin (2004) 219 CLR 562 Re Woolley; Ex parte Applicants M276/2003 (2004) 225 CLR 1 Boeyen (1990) 50 A Crim R 482 Scott v Wynats (2009) 4 ACTLR 13 Barac v Thexton [2008] ACTSC 13…
Wong v The Queen [2001] HCA 64
Citation 11

…he Attorney General (No 3 of 2002) (2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Thomas v Police (SA) (2010) 55 MVR 76 Reeves v Police ( 1997) 70 SASR 457 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111 R v McLaughlin (Unreported, Supreme Court of the ACT, Refshauge J, 7 August 2009)…
AB v The Queen [1999] HCA 46
Citation 12

…(2004) 61 NSWLR 305 Thomas v Police (SA) (2010) 55 MVR 76 Reeves v Police ( 1997) 70 SASR 457 Wong v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 584 AB v The Queen (1999) 198 CLR 111 R v McLaughlin (Unreported, Supreme Court of the ACT, Refshauge J, 7 August 2009)…
Chu Kheng Lim v Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs [1992] HCA 64
Citation 13

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Citation 14

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Legislation Cited

Road Transport (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1977 (ACT) 19(1), 32, 33, 34, 35, 4D, 4E
8 mentions
Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT) 208(1)(e), 209, 216
4 mentions
Road Transport (General) Act 1999 (ACT) 61B, 64(4), 65
4 mentions
Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth) 8C, 8D, 8E
4 mentions
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) 5103(c)
2 mentions
Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005 (ACT) 29
2 mentions
Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 1983 (ACT) 68(1)
2 mentions
Victims of Crime Act 1994 (ACT) 24(2)
2 mentions
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
1 mention
Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999 (ACT)
1 mention